Bayou City Rails: Essay #31
The history of the streetcar in Houston (1868-1940) illustrates the importance of long-term urban planning and coordination of multiple forms of transportation for successful development of mass transit. This essay examines the consequence of many decisions made over decades, which resulted in the demise of the streetcar and the rise of the automobile.
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Public Works and Public Health: Essay #19
Explore the changes in public works policy and its relation to history of American cities, political institutions, and the urban environment.
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Historical Essay Series: Essay #18 - #31
A historical essay is published annually and serves as the Historical Society's academic periodical. Now, the Historical Society offers Essays #18-31 as a set.
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Mayor Frank P. Zeidler: Essay #25
This well-researched book establishes the historical context of conditions in Milwaukee at the end of World War II and examines Mayor Zeidler’s efforts to improve mass transit while stemming the decline of mass transit usage and provides his introspection on Milwaukee transportation policies.
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Historical Essay #27: Black Waters:
This essay explores the serious public responses to oil pollution that did not surface until almost fifty years after the widespread oil pollution in the World War I era.
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The Politics of Congestion: Essay #20
This case study examines the history of freeway politics in Milwaukee City and County from public policy, legal, social, and environmental perspectives.
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Army Engineers' Contributions: Essay #21
This essay examines the specific ways the Army Corps of Engineers was able to influence the development of iron for use in 19th Century construction.
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Water for the Anasazi: Essay #22
This full color essay by Kenneth R. Wright, a civil engineer, probes the technology behind the Anasazi’s success.
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The Corps of Engineers and Water Resource: Essay #28 in the
This essay, written by a former senior historian in the Office of History, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is a fascinating look at the influence the Corps had on U.S. water resources amidst the nation’s rapid industrialization and urbanization. It is a story of the Corps’ struggle to balance centralized versus decentralized administration, determine the appropriate level of federal versus non-federal responsibility in public works, and discriminate between engineering responsibility and political realities.
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Cities Take Flight: Essay #23
From grassy fields to virtual small cities, the responsibilities in municapl airport planning and construction have shifted. This important research from a premier aviation historian provides a solid understanding of how airports have evolved over the last century.
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Natchez, Mississippi: Essay #26
In this monograph, the author devotes attention to four key services as they developed in antebellum Natchez: fire protection, gas lighting, sanitation, and streets.
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Scene by the Engineer: Essay #24
This book will transport readers to 70 different locations along the path of American engineering and creativity.
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